CC Says Y-E-S to NY
hardballtimes.com 12/10/2008 — Jeez, you take two hours to write up a legal brief, and the whole world goes and gets itself in a hurry : CC Sabathia is not going to play on the West Coast. He is not going to play in the National League. CC Sabathia is going to be a Yankee, The Post has learned exclusively. After three ...

C.C. Ya!
bronxstop.blogspot.com 12/9/2008 — Interesting perspectives on the CC Sabathia situation.

The Sabathia Opt-Out
jorgesaysno.blogspot.com 12/11/2008 — We look into why Sabathia's out clause after year 3 is great, for Sabathia.

CC Says N-O to NY?  UPDATED!
hardballtimes.com 12/9/2008 — The Merc's Andrew Baggarly is reporting -- well, he's not really reporting as much as passing along the rumor -- that CC Sabathia has turned down the Yankees' offer and that the Giants are slowly entering the picture: It’s been confirmed to me that the Giants had discussions with CC ...

CC to Yankees for seven years, $160 million - CBSSports.com
sportsline.com 12/10/2008 — LAS VEGAS -- CC Sabathia has decided to sign with the Yankees , CBSSports.com has confirmed. Sabathia, the top free agent on this winter's market, will get a seven-year deal for approximately $160 million, a source familiar with the deal said this ...

Report: Angels not interested in CC
riveraveblues.com 12/3/2008 — We haven’t checked in on CC Sabathia in a few days, and it looks like there’s a new development. The Angels’ GM has told MLB.com that the team is still focused on Mark Teixeira and hasn’t been in on the CC Sabathia sweeps. ...

C.C. is a Yankee
totalprosports.com 12/10/2008 — Various news outlets are reporting that the C.C. Sabathia , the over-sized pitcher, is now a member of the Evil Empire. The numbers that have been reported are $140 million over six years, I'm sure C.C. will buy a lot of New York hot dogs with that cash. Now that the ...

Sabathia Needs A Signing Bonus!
totalprosports.com 12/20/2008 — Total Pro Sports - CC Sabathia's seven year contact worth $161 million with the New York Yankees , was not enough for the pitcher. The New York Yankees have reportedly given CC Sabathia a $9.5 million signing bonus. $6 million of that bonus will given to him now and the other $3.5 million at ...

Help Give C.C. Sabathia a Nickname
totalprosports.com 12/11/2008 — Total Pro Sports- Since the New York Yankees just announced the signing of C.C. Sabathia , I thought it would be a good idea to think of some nicknames for him. Everyone knows about the New York media and their love for the Yankees , so I thought I give them a little help. Everybody needs a ...

CC Sabathia Rumors: Monday
umpbump.com 12/11/2008 — Yep, we’re pretty much all sat around today checking on the latest CC Sabathia rumors . Here are all the rumors that mlbtraderumors.com missed (as always, the latest rumors are higher up): 10:40 pm: Ned Colletti has just been found in the MGM ...

Source: Sabathia, Yanks Agree to Terms on Big Deal — Bleacher Report - MLB 12/10/2008
LAS VEGAS - The deal is a whopper. Free-agent left-hander CC Sabathia has reached preliminary agreement on terms with the Yankees on a seven-year contract worth approximately $161 million, according to a major-league source. The contract is the ...

Hardball: Yankees get Sabathia, work on getting more — chicagotribune.com - Sports 12/10/2008

Milwaukee Brewers Say Goodbye to CC Sabathia, Plot What's Next — Bleacher Report - MLB 12/10/2008
The CC Sabathia sweepstakes has come to an end, and the New York Yankees were the winners. Actually, CC was the winner. I'm still convinced he wasn't thrilled about pitching in New York and made sure the Yankees' organization knew that so they ...

Baseball's Biggest Free Agents Both Surrounded By Mistakes — Bleacher Report - MLB 12/10/2008
You might think what I'm about to say is going to be extremely contradictory, but trust me, I'm going somewhere with both points. Both Francisco Rodriguez and CC Sabathia made mistakes with their new contracts. In fact, only one group ...

Some concerns follow CC to New York — SI.com - MLB 12/10/2008
On Tuesday the Mets made the headlines at the Las Vegas Winter Meetings by signing closer Francisco Rodriguez to a three-year deal. On Wednesday, the Yankees went bigger, handing out a seven-year, $161 million deal -- the largest contract ever for a ...